Tabu

Tabu

Known for
Acting
Born
November 4, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Hyderabad, India

Biography

Tabassum Fatima Hashmi (born November 4, 1971), known professionally as Tabu, is an Indian actress known for playing troubled women in both mainstream and independent films of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and English languages, although she primarily works in the former. Renowned as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, her accolades include two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Known For

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Filmography

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Rally Raja

Rally Raja

Movie

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Slumdog - 33 Temple Road poster

Slumdog - 33 Temple Road

Movie · as Gauri Hegde

2027
Golmaal 5 poster

Golmaal 5

Movie

2026
Bhooth Bangla poster

Bhooth Bangla

Movie · as Yashoda

2026
Drishyam: The Conclusion poster

Drishyam: The Conclusion

Movie · as Meera Deshmukh

2026
King 100 poster

King 100

Movie · as Mahanthi Jhansi Rani

2024
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha poster

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Movie · as Vasudha

2024
Crew poster

Crew

Movie · as Geeta Sethi

2024
Dune: Prophecy poster

Dune: Prophecy

TV · as Sister Francesca · 2 eps

2023
Khufiya poster

Khufiya

Movie · as Krishna "KM" Mehra

2023
Bholaa poster

Bholaa

Movie · as IPS Diana Joseph

2023
Kuttey poster

Kuttey

Movie · as Pammi/Poonam Sandhu

2022
Drishyam 2 poster

Drishyam 2

Movie · as Meera Deshmukh

2022
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 poster

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Movie · as Manjulika/Anjulika

2020
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo poster

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

Movie · as Yasu

2020
Jawaani Jaaneman poster

Jawaani Jaaneman

Movie · as Ananya

2020
A Suitable Boy poster

A Suitable Boy

TV · as Saeeda Bai · 6 eps

2019
De De Pyaar De poster

De De Pyaar De

Movie · as Manjana "Manju" Rao

2019
Bharat poster

Bharat

Movie · as Meher

2018
Missing poster

Missing

Movie · as Aparna Dubey a.k.a. Mrs. Dubey

2018
Andhadhun poster

Andhadhun

Movie · as Simi Sinha

2018
Sanju poster

Sanju

Movie · as Herself (Cameo) (uncredited)

2017
Golmaal Again poster

Golmaal Again

Movie · as Anna Mathew

2017
The Drama Company poster

The Drama Company

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Rising Star poster

Rising Star

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Fitoor poster

Fitoor

Movie · as Begum Hazrat Jaan

2016
Comedy Nights Live poster

Comedy Nights Live

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2016
The Kapil Sharma Show poster

The Kapil Sharma Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2015
Drishyam poster

Drishyam

Movie · as IG Meera Deshmukh

2015
Talvar poster

Talvar

Movie · as Reema Kumar

2014
Jai Ho poster

Jai Ho

Movie · as Geeta Agnihotri

2014
Haider poster

Haider

Movie · as Ghazala Meer

2014
The Anupam Kher Show poster

The Anupam Kher Show

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2013
David poster

David

Movie · as Frenny

2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil poster

Comedy Nights with Kapil

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2012
Life of Pi poster

Life of Pi

Movie · as Gita Patel

2011
Urumi poster

Urumi

Movie · as Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"

2010
Toh Baat Pakki! poster

Toh Baat Pakki!

Movie · as Rajeshwari

2010
Khuda Kasam poster

Khuda Kasam

Movie · as Neetu Singh

2010
Raja Leelai poster

Raja Leelai

Movie

2008
Idhi Sangathi poster

Idhi Sangathi

Movie · as Swarajyalakshmi

2008
Pandurangadu poster

Pandurangadu

Movie · as Amrita

2008
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi poster

Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2007
Cheeni Kum poster

Cheeni Kum

Movie · as Nina Verma

2007
The Namesake poster

The Namesake

Movie · as Ashima Ganguli

2007
Om Shanti Om poster

Om Shanti Om

Movie · as Self

2006
Fanaa poster

Fanaa

Movie · as Dr. Malini Tyagi

2006
Shock poster

Shock

Movie · as Geeta

2006
Phir Hera Pheri poster

Phir Hera Pheri

Movie · as Anuradaha (archive footage)

2006
Sarhad Paar poster

Sarhad Paar

Movie · as Pammi

2005
Andarivaadu poster

Andarivaadu

Movie · as Shanthi

2005
Silsiilay poster

Silsiilay

Movie · as Rehana

2005
Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes poster

Bhagmati – The Queen of Fortunes

Movie · as Shivaranjani/Bhagmati

2004
Main Hoon Na poster

Main Hoon Na

Movie · as Special Appearance

2004
Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities poster

Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities

Movie · as Meenaxi / Tanu / Maria Zarkova

2004
Koffee with Karan poster

Koffee with Karan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Indian Idol poster

Indian Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Khanjar (The Knife) poster

Khanjar (The Knife)

Movie · as Shilpa

2003
Maqbool poster

Maqbool

Movie · as Nimmi

2003
Hawa poster

Hawa

Movie · as Sanjana

2003
In the Forest... Again poster

In the Forest... Again

Movie

2003
Jaal: The Trap poster

Jaal: The Trap

Movie · as Neha Pandit/Nusrat Rabbani

2002
Saathiya poster

Saathiya

Movie · as Savitri Rao

2002
Filhaal... poster

Filhaal...

Movie

2002
Maa Tujhhe Salaam poster

Maa Tujhhe Salaam

Movie · as Captain Sonia Khanna

2002
Chennakesava Reddy poster

Chennakesava Reddy

Movie · as Seeta

2002
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai poster

Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai

Movie · as Shalu

2001
Chandni Bar poster

Chandni Bar

Movie · as Mumtaz P. Sawant

2001
Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya poster

Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya

Movie · as Meena

2001
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya poster

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

Movie · as Roshni Batra

2001
Cover Story poster

Cover Story

Movie · as Jasmine Khan

2000
Hera Pheri poster

Hera Pheri

Movie · as Anuradha Shivshankar Panikar

2000
Kandukondain Kandukondain poster

Kandukondain Kandukondain

Movie · as Sowmya

2000
Astitva poster

Astitva

Movie · as Aditi Pandit

2000
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! poster

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!

Movie · as Kamya Lal

2000
Shikari poster

Shikari

Movie

2000
Ghaath poster

Ghaath

Movie · as Kavita Chaudhary

2000
Snegithiye poster

Snegithiye

Movie · as ACP Gayathri

2000
Tarkieb poster

Tarkieb

Movie

1999
Hum Saath Saath Hain poster

Hum Saath Saath Hain

Movie · as Sadhna Sharma Chaturvedi

1999
Thakshak poster

Thakshak

Movie · as Suman Dev

1999
Biwi No.1 poster

Biwi No.1

Movie · as Lovely Khuranna

1999
Hu Tu Tu poster

Hu Tu Tu

Movie · as Panna Barve

1999
Kohram poster

Kohram

Movie · as Insp. Kiran Patekar

1998
Hanuman poster

Hanuman

Movie · as Anja

1998
Aavida Maa Aavide poster

Aavida Maa Aavide

Movie · as S. I. Archana

1998
Thaayin Manikodi poster

Thaayin Manikodi

Movie

1998
2001: Do Hazaar Ek poster

2001: Do Hazaar Ek

Movie · as Billu

1998
Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath

Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath

Movie · as Special Appearance

1997
Border poster

Border

Movie · as Surinder "Preeti" Kaur Chandpuri

1997
Chachi 420 poster

Chachi 420

Movie · as Janki Paswan

1997
Virasat poster

Virasat

Movie · as Gehna

1997
Iruvar poster

Iruvar

Movie · as Senthamarai

1997
Darmiyaan: In Between poster

Darmiyaan: In Between

Movie · as Chitra

1996
Kadhal Desam poster

Kadhal Desam

Movie · as Divya

1996
Jeet poster

Jeet

Movie · as Tulsibai

1996
Ninne Pelladatha poster

Ninne Pelladatha

Movie · as Mahalakshmi/Pandu

1996
Saajan Chale Sasural poster

Saajan Chale Sasural

Movie · as Divya

1996
Kaalapani poster

Kaalapani

Movie · as Parvathi

1996
Maachis poster

Maachis

Movie · as Virender Kaur a.k.a. Veeran

1996
Tu Chor Main Sipahi poster

Tu Chor Main Sipahi

Movie · as Kajal Singh

1996
Himmat poster

Himmat

Movie

1995
Haqeeqat poster

Haqeeqat

Movie · as Sudha Ravi Malhotra

1995
Sisindri poster

Sisindri

Movie · as Tabu

1995
Saajan Ki Baahon Mein poster

Saajan Ki Baahon Mein

Movie · as Kavita

1995
Prem poster

Prem

Movie · as Lachi / Sonya Jaitley

1994
Vijaypath poster

Vijaypath

Movie · as Mohini "Mona"

1994
Pehla Pehla Pyar poster

Pehla Pehla Pyar

Movie · as Sapna

1991
Coolie No. 1 poster

Coolie No. 1

Movie · as Ranjani

1985
Hum Naujawan poster

Hum Naujawan

Movie · as Priya